8-letter words containing cha
- chantage — the use of threats to extort money; blackmail
- chantant — melodious; tuneful.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteur — a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chanting — Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
- chanukah — Chanukah is the same as Hanukkah.
- chaochow — Chaozhou.
- chaology — the study of chaos theory
- chaordic — (of a system, organization, or natural process) governed by or combining elements of both chaos and order
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chaozhou — a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chapatti — An extremely simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water. Found in Indian cuisine.
- chapatty — Archaic spelling of chapatti.
- chapbook — a book of popular ballads, stories, etc, formerly sold by chapmen or pedlars
- chapeaux — a hat.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- chapless — lacking a lower jaw
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappals — Plural form of chappal.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- chaqueta — a heavy jacket associated with South American cowboys
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- characid — (zoology) Any member of the Characidae.
- characin — any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured
- charades — a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word
- charanga — a type of orchestra used in performing traditional Cuban music
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- charente — a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
- charette — a final, intensive effort to finish a project, especially an architectural design project, before a deadline.
- chargaff — Erwin. 1905–2002, US biochemist, born in Austria, noted esp for his work on DNA
- chargers — Plural form of charger.
- chargeth — Archaic third-person singular form of charge.
- charging — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charidee — a jocular spelling of charity, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- charikar — a city in E Afghanistan, in the Hindu Kush range.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.